International tourism, number of departures in Cyprus
Cyprus: International tourism, number of departures was 1.58 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Cyprus, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Cyprus is 1.58 million, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Cyprus peaked at 1.58 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 360,000, in 1995.
That places Cyprus 57th out of 117 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 360,000 | — |
| 1996 | 365,000 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 422,000 | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 484,000 | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 540,000 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 588,000 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 684,000 | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 744,000 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 737,000 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 859,000 | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 914,000 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 932,000 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 1.21 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.19 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 million | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.21 million | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 1.12 million | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.58 million | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 434,200 | 360,000 | 540,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 892,100 | 588,000 | 1.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million | 1.11 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More private sector data for Cyprus
- Merchandise trade 52.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.4% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 22.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 22.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 6.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,513 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1501 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.94 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Cyprus?
- International tourism, number of departures in Cyprus was 1.58 million in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 360,000 in 1995.
- How does Cyprus rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Cyprus ranks 57th out of 117 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.